Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-09-01
PENlNsULAR POINTERS.

Commercial and normal courses have
been added to the Flint schools.
Edmund II. McQugg, leading citizen
of Flint is dead, aged So years.
Jerome B. Eaton, for nearly half CEN
fury resident Of Jackson, is dead.
A German emigrant feet, inches
long, reached Port Huron, the other day.
The little village of Nashville, Berry
county, suffered 81, fire the other
day.
The fall term of the agricultural college
opened with larger attendance than ever
before.
A term of the United States court will
be held In Bay City commencing Octo-
Der IS.
The state central committee of colored
citizens of the state will meet in Lansing
Sept ~.
The Calumet and Hecla mine is to be
re-opened, the fire having been extln-
guished.
The Battle Creek sanitarium will soon
have new pavilion 60x10O feet for char
ity patients.
James b. Preston of Bay City was run
over by the cars and killed last week, at
0sakes, KS.
Carson City wants some enterprising
man to start stave and heading factory
in that town.
John Williams, the young man arrested
for the murder of Frank Clark in Eaton
Rap DIS, has been held for trial.
A freight train going west was wrecked
near Cha the other night, and eight cars
loaded with salt were wrecked.
The goods and chattels of the Flint
business college have been sold to satisfy
mortgage he'd by eX-Gov. BeCo.e.
Burton, Shawassee county, wants
roller Touring mill, and an ort is being
made to raise bonus for the same.
Track laying is progressing rapidly on
both the Saultand Gogebic divisions of the
Duluth, South Shore Il At antic road.
Port Huron gas wells fow 5000, 600
cubic feet a day. Ten wells are to be
sunk on the western limits of the city.
Ed Inslee of Hamburg thought he had
struck a gold mine on his farm. 1t turns
out that the shining specks were only ISM
glass.
The Soldiers and Sailors association of
northwestern Michigan will hold its annu-
al encampment in Bay City, October 4, 8
and 8.
Judge Daniel Goodwin, for several
terms Judge of he supreme court of Michi-
gan died at his home in Detroit Aug. "a,
aged So years.
A 13-years-old son of Frank Herring,
living five miles from st. Louis, was so
badly gored by bull few days ago that
he cannot live.
The postofice at East Tawas was burned
the other night All of the mail matter
in the office was burned, also about 500
of government funds.
Bones Of some great animal of the mas
todon species have been unearthed on the
premises of James Grant, In Williams
township, Bay county.
The vote in Owosso to raise SOS, 900 and
90 acres of land for the Toledo, Ann Arbor
& North Michigan railway shops was car
ried by majority Of 609.
A two-year old child of John Klopt Of
Bridgeport, was bitten by a rattlesnake.
The mother sucked the poison out and
this saved the child's life.
Sheriff Fifeld of Jackson, has captured
James B. Bellns of Fulton, Ohio, who Is
charged with stealing team of horses
from Napoleon, Jackson county.
Miss Jessie Bartlett of Des Moines was
last seen at Benion Harbor preparatory TO
going to Chicago about two weeks ago
Friends a. hunting for her. She Is %.
Albert Ray, while burylng rock
weighing ten tons on the farm OF Martin
Linihan, six miles from Battle Creek, was
crushed to Jelly ly the rock falling on
him.
James B. Bells of Fulton, Ohio, who
stole a span of horses fIom Charles Farley
of Napoleon, ia kson county, was captured
a few days ago in the northern part Of the
state.
L. A. Furlong, who was arrested in
Luther because of fancied resemblance
TO McGarigIe, the Chicago boodler, has
brought suit against the authorities for
SIS, coo.
The state corn and potato crops and
pastures are reported favorably affected
by the lower temperature, less amount Of
sunshine and more frequent rains Of the
past week.
Hickler & Green's powder house at
Haytake was blown up the other day. A
large quantity of nitro-glycerIne acid, and
all the machinery were destroyed. No
lives were lost.
Ezra Day, notorious horse thief who
stole eight or ten horses near Saranac
some years ago. and escaped from Jail
while awaiting trial, has been recaptured,
and is now In all at lonia.
l. n.
two I a Saginaw youths, quarreled about
some trivial matter, when Grassland drew
a knife and stabbed Carmichal. The In
jured boy Is not considered dangerous.
Sixty old soldiers, at the state soldiers
home, have been declared able to earn their
own living, and will be granted that
privilege. One hundred others will also
be allowed to do light work around the
home.
Alva Reed, the young man who was ac-
cused Of ENLIGHTENMENT at Kalamazoo
while the agent of Aultman, Miller IL Co.,
of Akron, o., has brought suit against that
firm for $4,000 damages for defamation
of character.
The two main shafts In the Quincy mine
at Hancock were broken the other morn
ing. The damage will amount to thous-
ands of dollars and great loss Of time, as
1t will be month at least before the dam
age can be repaired.
George Ke-wan de-way and Margaret
Pe-ter-ko wa KUN were married at Mus
kegon a few days ago by justice of the
peace. A large number OF Indians wit
messed the ceremony. The questions were
asked through an Interpreter.